Month: November 2010

The Stand Chapter Digest is dedicated to connecting Stand members across the country by sharing news, events and advocacy ideas. This month’s issue features an overview of our policy recommendations, a feature on the Falling Whistles campaign and more! Plus, a very special shoutout to two of our chapters! Download the pdf here.… Read More

by Lindsay Broadfield As I work with my high school chapters on a day to day basis, we generally focus on the normal things – planning events, booking speakers, fundraising, etc. While this all sounds part and parcel with what we do here at Stand on the chapter level, I occasionally like to highlight to… Read More

Earlier this week, Laurie Drake, Stand’s University Chapter Director, wrote a very profound piece on the difference between “leadership” and “management,” and related it to why Stand has continued to exist for as long as it has. Laurie pointed out that Stand exists because it is a leader in its own field which seeks to… Read More

by Laurie Drake Two weeks ago, I attended a lecture given by Lieutenant-General Romeo Dallaire during which he discussed the importance of leading the future instead of managing it. As I was sitting in the auditorium, the difference between these two words, which I previously tended to conflate, became more clear. As Dallaire eloquently explained,… Read More

About six months ago, I asked a close friend to look-over my résumé when preparing to look for summer work. When commenting about my work in activism, she gave me some advice. “Maybe tone down the emphasis on political volunteer stuff,” she said when emailing my résumé back to me. “When people think politics and… Read More

The vote came and went without major incident. Each party had an observer at every polling station to ensure their ballots were being counted properly. International observers were also present in many places, and indicated their satisfaction at the calm, patient and generally fair manner in which the election proceeded, barring a few minor logistical… Read More

It will be hard to overcome the violence of the past. Many who I have spoke to within the city have expressed their desire to have new leaders entirely and finally be able to move on in peace after these elections. All three main candidates have had a previous political role in Cote D’Ivoire and… Read More

by Lisa Pires “You have the power to change the world.” We, as young people, hear that phrase all the time from our parents, teachers and mentors. Most of you probably shrug off the notion – sure, you could probably help improve the lives of the people around you by volunteering at a food bank… Read More

A tense excitement spread over Cote D’Ivoire, with crowds of voters already lining up at many of the twenty-thousand polling stations around the country as early as 5am on Sunday, October 31st.… Read More

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STAND 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PROJECT

2015 marks STAND Canada’s 10th Anniversary! For 10 years we have been engaging Canadian students on issues related to genocide, and we have had some truly remarkable accomplishments. We are taking this opportunity to reflect back on our decade of success, and to do this we need you! As part of our campaign to mark our anniversary, we are creating a Google Event with a collaborative photo album. We hope that all of our members, both past and present, will contribute pictures of past STAND events and activities for all to see. Let’s start tagging other members, and share our memories of the last 10 years. As we build the Google page, we encourage everyone to start uploading your images!